the much diminished city of ti ##kal , as evidenced by a ste ##la erected in the great plaza by ja ##sa ##w chan k ' aw ##ii ##l ii in 86 ##9 . this was the last monument erected at ti ##kal before the city finally fell into silence . the former satellites of ti ##kal , such as jim ##bal and ua ##xa ##ct ##un , did not last much longer , erect ##ing their final monuments in 88 ##9 . by the end of the 9th century the vast majority of ti ##kal ' s population had deserted the city , its royal palaces were occupied by squat ##ters and simple that ##ched dwellings were being erected in the city ' s ceremonial plaza ##s
the much diminished city of tikal, as evidenced by a stela erected in the great plaza by jasaw chan k'awiil ii in 869. this was the last monument erected at tikal before the city finally fell into silence. the former satellites of tikal, such as jimbal and uaxactun, did not last much longer, erecting their final monuments in 889. by the end of the 9th century the vast majority of tikal's population had deserted the city, its royal palaces were occupied by squatters and simple thatched dwellings were being erected in the city's ceremonial plazas